o·ver·time
noun/ˈəʊvətaɪm/
/ˈəʊvərtaɪm/
[uncountable]Idioms - time that you spend working at your job after you have worked the normal hours
加班；加班的时间 - to do/work overtime
加班 - overtime pay/earnings/hours
加班费／收入／时间 - The union announced a ban on overtime.
工会宣布禁止加班。
Wordfinder- bonus
- commission
- deduction
- earn
- overtime
- pay
- rise
- salary
- tax
- wage
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifec1- I do about five hours' overtime a week.
我一周大约加班 5 个小时。 - She puts in a lot of overtime.
她经常加班。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excessive
- paid
- unpaid
- …
- do
- put in
- work
- …
- earnings
- pay
- payments
- …
- to do/work overtime
- the money somebody earns for doing overtime
加班费 - They pay $150 a day plus overtime.
他们支付每天 150 美元的报酬，外加加班费。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excessive
- paid
- unpaid
- …
- do
- put in
- work
- …
- earnings
- pay
- payments
- …
- They pay $150 a day plus overtime.
- (North American English) (British English extra time)(sport) a set period of time that is added to the end of a sports game, etc., if there is no winner at the end of the normal period
（体育比赛等的）加时，加时赛 - The game went into overtime.
比赛进入了加时赛。
Extra Examples- Stanford scored two goals in the last minute to force overtime.
斯坦福队在最后一分钟攻入两球，把比赛拖入加时赛。 - The first overtime period ended with no scoring.
第一场加时赛结束时两队均未得分。 - We were unlucky to lose in overtime.
我们不幸在加时赛中失利。 - an impressive overtime win against Denver
击败丹佛队的一场漂亮的加时赛 - He scored with only seven seconds remaining in the second overtime.
他在第二场加时赛仅剩 7 秒钟的时候射门得分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- etc.
- …
- go into
- force
- period
- victory
- win
- …
- in overtime
- The game went into overtime.
Idioms
be working overtime
- (informal) to be very active or too active
非常活跃；过分活跃 - There was nothing to worry about. It was just her imagination working overtime.
没什么可担心的。那只是她的想象力太丰富了。
- There was nothing to worry about. It was just her imagination working overtime.